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In Reply to: RE: Just listened to a 34 year old pair of speakers and guess what? posted by mbnx01 on October 12, 2014 at 19:19:53
Sure, I've heard recent loudspeakers that do most everything as well, some things better, but almost never the whole package that speakers from that era could do (on a relative dollar cost basis).
Given the appropriate electronics and listening room, I'd say you're going to have a hard time outshining any of the following loudspeakers overall:
Apogee Scintilla or Diva
Infinity IRS Beta
B&W 801 Matrix (or 802 Matrix with good sub integration)
Dunlavy SC4 or above.
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PS Audio just used Infinity IRS Betas in their main room at RMAF.
That's pretty telling, and certainly very fascinating!
I've never heard the IRS V (or III for that matter), but heard the Beta on plenty of occasions. Must say, it could sound INCREDIBLE, ok, mediocre, or pitiful. Partly/mostly due to the amplification chain involved, but sometimes due to what seemed like poor quality control or matching with the big EMIM panels. I remember a Stereophile mention of that, and heard it myself at an audio salon in Orlando back in the day.
Have enormous respect for the design of the Beta. Still wonder why Infinity stuck with foam woofer surrounds though?
...that Arnie Nudell was there with the PSAudio people to help set them up :-)
It was a time when the lagest number of people were interested in great sound, so economies of scale prevailed.
Dave
I used Dunlavy SC IVs in my main system and 40 year old BIC Formula 6s for the tv until a couple of years ago. Those 6s still sounded great.
Certainly I've upgraded them since then (external passive crossovers, new EMIM diaphragms from Apogee Acoustics), but I haven't heard anything better yet!
Great pics guys!
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